Who is Mount Everest named after?
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In 1852 the British-sponsored Great Trigonometrical Survey, which had been mapping the Indian subcontinent since the early 1800s, identified the highest mountain in the world straddling Nepal and Tibet in the Himalayas. The British initially referred to the 29,035-foot-tall pinnacle as Peak XV until Andrew Waugh, the surveyor general of India, proposed that it be […]
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Mount Everest
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Fascinating Facts You Might Not Know About Mount Everest — Daily Passport
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Measuring The Height Of Mount Everest : Short Wave : NPR
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Where Is Mount Everest? - Everester
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16 Towering Facts About Mount Everest
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Mount Everest - in Hindi (Full Information about the Mount Everest and Himalaya)
Considering it is in Nepal, why is the tallest mountain called Mount Everest? Should it have a more local name like Mt. Wang, as an example? Do the locals refer to it
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The Man Who didn't Want Everest to Bear his Name
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The history of Mt. Everest
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We're All Mispronouncing Mount Everest's Name